sivers ima and blu wireless display exceptional 5g performance · blu wireless is disrupting the...
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SiversIMAHoldingAB(publ) tel:087036800c/oSiversIMAAB [email protected] www.siversima.com16429Kista
PressreleaseKista,February25,2019
SiversIMAandBluWirelessdisplayexceptional5GperformanceInoutdoorlivetestingSiversIMAtogetherwithBluWirelesshasmanagedtoshowspeedsofover1Gbpsoveradistanceexceeding700metersusingtheircombinedunlicensed5GTechnologyinthelicensefree60GHzband.Thisindustry-leadingperformancecanbeanimportantdifferentiatorforequipmentvendorsandwasachievedbyintegratingtheaward-winningRFtechnologyfromSiversIMAwiththeleading-edgebasebandtechnologyfromBluWireless.Data-dependentindustryapplicationswhichhadpreviouslybeenperceivedastechnicallyimpossiblecannowbeleveraged.Thiswillenablenetworkoperatorsandserviceproviderstoinnovatewithintheirmarketswith5G,takingfulladvantageoftheunlicensedband.AndersStorm,CEOofSiversIMA,said:“WearebreakingnewgroundbyusingthelatestspectrumreleasedintheUSAandUKandwecannowoffergigabittrafficwithlongreachalongsideourpartnersBluWireless.Thisisafantasticachievementbyourtechnicalteamsandopensupopportunitiesformanynewapplicationsandusecasesforthistypeofthetechnology.”HenryNurser,CEOofBluWireless,added:“Ithasbeenreallysatisfactorytoreaptherewardsofourlong-standingcollaborationwithSiversIMA.Tobeabletodemonstrateaworkingsolutioninthefieldwithsuchimpressiveperformancelevelsishugelysignificant.Ultimately,itservesasproofthatthecombinationofourtechnologieshasthepowertodelivertransformativeinnovationinmultipleindustries.Thisisanunprecedentedstepforconnectivity.”ThecombinedsolutionoftheSiversIMATRXBF01TransceiverRFICandtheHYDRAbasebandplatformfromBluWirelessprovidethefirstandonlyunlicensed5Gsolutiontoofferfullcoverageofthe57–71GHzband.Thisallowsnetworkoperatorsandotherserviceproviderstofullyexploitthelicense-freeband.Theindustry-leadingperformancetranslatesintoindustry-leadingsystemperformanceandanimportantdifferentiatorforequipmentvendors.SiversIMAandBluWirelesswillrunlivedemonstrationsinhall5atstand5E81attheMobileWorldCongressbetweenFebruary25th–28th,2019.Moreonthe51-71GHzband:The60GHzband(57–64GHz)haslongbeenrecognizedasidealfordenseurbandatanetworksbecauseofitslargecapacitycombinedwithitsexcellentspectrumreuseduetooxygenabsorption.Theuseofphasedarrayantennatechnologyenablesnovelmeshnetworkarchitecturesandsignificantlyreducesthesizeandcostofequipmentcomparedtoconventionalfixedantennatechnology,butithasalsobeenknowntoreducerangeforsomeapplications.Withtheadditionofthe64–71GHzlicensefreespectrumandtheuniquejointtechnologyitisnowpossibletoreachmuchlongeralsowiththephasedarrayantennatechnology.Thiswillopenupfor
SiversIMAHoldingAB(publ) tel:087036800c/oSiversIMAAB [email protected] www.siversima.com16429Kista
newwaysofusingunlicensed5Gtechnology,notonlyforlongerlinksusedforFixedWirelessAccess(FWA),butalsoforthetransportationsectorandotherverticals.For more information, please contact:
AndersStorm,CEOTel:+46702626390E-mail:anders.storm@siversima.comSiversIMAHoldingABisaleadingandinternationallyrenownedsupplier,publiclytradedunderSIVEatNasdaqFirstNorthStockholm.ThewhollyownedsubsidiariesSiversIMAandCSTGlobaldevelop,manufactureandsellcutting-edgechips,components,modulesandsubsystemsbasedonproprietaryadvancedsemiconductortechnologyinmicrowave,millimeterwaveandopticalsemiconductors.HeadquartersinStockholm,Sweden.Learnmoreathttp://siversima.com.BluWirelessisdisruptingthemarketwithwirelesstechnologyoffibrelevelperformancethatiseconomicallysmartandreliable.WithastronghistoryinIEEE802.11ad(WiGig)butidentifyingagapininfrastructuremarkets,BluWirelessalsoprovides5Gsolutionsbenefittingfromthecopiousunlicensedspectruminthemillimetrewave(mmWave)band.DeliveringitsintelligentSystemIPtolicenseesisatitscore,butwithexpertiseineverythingfromICdesigntoproducthardware,signalprocessingtonetworksoftwareBluWirelesshasmuchmoretooffer.TheBluWirelessteamhaveengineeredamanagedapproachtothetechnicalchallengesfacedinmmWavecarrier-gradeapplicationsincludinginterferencemitigationandco-existence.Trustedpartneroftheworld’sbiggestnamesintelecoms,BluWirelessworkstogetherwiththeircustomerstoprovidecompletedesign,testing,andvalidation,servingemergingmarketsinhigh-speedtransportandfastbroadband.BasedinBristol,reflectingthecity’sfriendlyatmosphereandengineeringheritage,BluWirelesshasbecomealeadingvendorinmmWavecommunications.NowwithateamofoverninetyemployeesandanewlyopenedofficeinIndia,BluWirelessisenablinganeweraofgigabitconnectivityforeveryone.